They didn't say key piece. All they said is build around him. You don't build around complementary players, you build around franchise players. If they're talking of building around him then they're considering him a franchise player and I believe he's on the verge of a breakout season. You'll see him over 20PPG next season and he rounds out the stats sheet everywhere else.

They didn't say key piece. All they said is build around him. You don't build around complementary players, you build around franchise players. If they're talking of building around him then they're considering him a franchise player and I believe he's on the verge of a breakout season. You'll see him over 20PPG next season and he rounds out the stats sheet everywhere else.

Trade Jose and there is a chance, albeit a small chance, that could be in Toronto. Oh yeah, and they'll have to overpay.

They didn't say key piece. All they said is build around him. You don't build around complementary players, you build around franchise players. If they're talking of building around him then they're considering him a franchise player and I believe he's on the verge of a breakout season. You'll see him over 20PPG next season and he rounds out the stats sheet everywhere else.

Trade Jose and there is a chance, albeit a small chance, that could be in Toronto. Oh yeah, and they'll have to overpay.

If they envision him a franchise guy they're probably willing to match any offer that Batum could realistically attract. If anything Colangelo merely jacks up Batums price and forces the Blazers to blow their budget. I'm ok with that after they helped the Raptors overspend on Hedont.

They didn't say key piece. All they said is build around him. You don't build around complementary players, you build around franchise players. If they're talking of building around him then they're considering him a franchise player and I believe he's on the verge of a breakout season. You'll see him over 20PPG next season and he rounds out the stats sheet everywhere else.

The Raptors built around Jose and Bosh in 2007-2010. Does that make Calderon a franchise player?

They didn't build around Calderon. Show me one quote where Colangelo ever said he built around Calderon. Calderon was a piece used to build around Bosh. Colangelo considered Bosh a franchise player at one time. That's why they built around him.

They didn't build around Calderon. Show me one quote where Colangelo ever said he built around Calderon. Calderon was a piece used to build around Bosh. Colangelo considered Bosh a franchise player at one time. That's why they built around him.

Agreed. At no point was Calderon "built around", in the same way that Alvin Williams wasn't built around playing alongside Carter.

He doesn't report news--he makes them. Come on, he's the guy that's been floating and escalating Dwight rumours from his "sources" as well as the guy who was spewing bs about LBJ going to Chicago since 2009.